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No, we don't need to 're-enchant' sex
Sex doesn't have a special sacred essence, and we don't need to imbue it with one to maintain our moral aversion to sexual wrongs—or make sex hot again.
Jan 4 • Madeleine Holden
How to make a 'Sh*t I Do' conversation go well
Step one: don't do cutesy-hostile swearing. Step two: stop thrusting spreadsheets at your spouse.
Dec 10, 2025 • Madeleine Holden
Why relationships are so hard (reason #451)
The invisible work of restraint.
Dec 6, 2025 • Madeleine Holden
Does healing have to be cringe?
A conversation.
Nov 6, 2025 • Madeleine Holden
You probably can't spot a sexual groomer
Most of us can't, apparently, for reasons that make sense. So what do we do?
Sep 29, 2025 • Madeleine Holden
How good is a backyard?
My new embarrassment of riches.
Aug 27, 2025 • Madeleine Holden
Does sleeping with lots of men leave you spiritually ran through?
Been really chewing this one over.
Aug 3, 2025 • Madeleine Holden
Meth
On the frontlines of New Zealand's burgeoning methamphetamine crisis.
Jul 29, 2025 • Madeleine Holden
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